Cigarette holder



Mair. 3. 1925.

T. F, Ml lRPHY CIGARETTE HOLDER Filed July 26, 1922 I I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2flttouwq Patented Mar. 3, 1925.

UNITED STATES I 1,527,991 P ATENT' OFFICE.

THOMAS F.-1V[URP HY, or UTICA, nnw yoax, ssn-Noe oroltn-rnrnii'rojifhiviris r. COLLINS, or UTICA, NEW YORK, AND ONE-THIRDTo amazes It. HUGHES, or

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CIGARETTE HoLnER.

To all whom'it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS F. MURPHY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Utica, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and.

clampor e ector at its extreme outward or e ectin .posltion.

useful Improvements in Cigarette Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in holders forcigarettes or cigars.

One'of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a holderwith means for quickly releasing and positively ejecting the cigaretteor cigar from the holderwithout the necessity of any direct engagementof the cigarette or cigar by the user.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide such a holder with anejecting means which subsequent to an initial manual ejecting movementwill automatically increase its rapidity of movement so as to impart asnap or sudden final ejecting. movement to the cigarette, and therebycause the cigarette to positively leave the holder, without any otherassistance from the user.

A. further object of the invention is to provide such a holder andejector with means for automatically stopping the outward or ejectingmovement of the ejector immediately upon performance by the latter ofits function. y

A still further object is to; provide such holder which is extremelysimple in construction and is therefore cheap to manufacture.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a holderconstructed in accordance withmy 1nvention.

Fig. 2 isan enlarged sectional view showing the preferred form of myinvention, the cigarette clamp or ejector being shown in its normal orclamping position.

Fig. 3 is a similar view but showing the clamp or ejector at its extremeoutward or ejecting position.

Fig. 4 1s a perspective of the clamp or ejector in its closed orclamping position.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing a modifiedform ofmy invention,the clamp or ejector being shown in its normal or clamping position.

Fig. 6 is asimilar view'but showing the clamp or ejector at its extremeoutward or ejecting position.

" Fig.7 is'a detail sectional view showing another modified: form of myinvention, the

clamp or ejector be ingshow-n in its normal or clamping position; and

Fig. 8 1s:a similar viewbut showing the Referringto the accompanyingdrawings, 5 designates a mouthpiece for holding cigarettesor cigars andis formed with a longitudinal bore dwhi'chterminates at its outer endina counterbore 7.

ner end is formed with an inwardly extending flange 8 forming aconsequentj draft opening 9. The wall of the clamp adjacent the innerend is preferably formed with-a plurality of openings 10' and the outer.end portion of the clamp is split-longitudinally as shown by eachnumeral 11 to form resultant gripping fingers 12, the slots 11 preferably merging with the qpenings 10. The exterior diameter of the, innerend of the clamp is just a trifle smaller than the diameter of thecounterbore, and the clamp tapers outwardly from the inner end to apoint 13; At the point I3,'the metal of the clamp is pressed outwardlyat an angle of substantially 30 to form on its outersurface an inclinedshoulder 14 and on its inner surface a seat 14E forthe cigarette 15.Thewall co'unterhore and has frictional engagement therewith, and thiswall terminates in a radially extending flange 17. It will be understoodthat there is a flange 17 for each gripping finger 12 and that theseflanges 17 conjointly form an annulus, which annulus abuts the outer endof the mouthpiece and limits the inner movement vof-the clamp. Thisannulus furthermore projects beyond the outer surface of the-mouthpieceand serves as a means for manually engaging the clamp when it is desiredto eject the cigarette therefrom I In formingthe clamp the fingers12arenormally spread radially and inasmuch as these fingers areresilient they will be compressed when the clamp is inserted within thecounter-bore and thereby surround and clamp the inner end of thecigarette as shown in Fig. 2.

The inclined shoulder 14 is adapted to cooperate with the outer cornerof the counterbore when the clamp is moved outwardly during its ejectingmovement.

When it is desired to eject the cigarette, the user engages the annulus17 by his thumb and imparts an outward longitudinal movement to theclamp and immediately upon the inclined shoulder 14 engaging the outercorner of the counterbore, the gripping fingers will begin to becomerelieved and their inherent resiliency will immediately cause them toexpand radially. Due to the shoulder being at an angle of substantially30 the outward radial movement of the gripping fingers as well as theoutward longitudinal movement of the clamp will be increased in rapidityrelative to the initial movement imparted to the clamp by the user, andas soon as the point 13 is reached see Fig. 3) the radial movement ofthe fingers will cease and the outward longitudinal movement of theclamp will come to an abrupt stop. Thus, the gripping fingers will beautomatically freed from the cigarette and the abrupt stopping of theout ward movement of the clamp will automatically thrust the. cigarettebodily therefrom without any further aid by the user. Inasmuch as theinner end portion of the tube tapers toward the inclined shoulder 14,the wall of said inner end portion will when the point 13 engages theouter corner of the counterbore, expand and frictionally engage theinner surface of the counterbore, and thereby act as a further checkagainst outward movement of the clamp.

It will therefore be seen that I have provided a clamp which is formedof a tube split longitudinally to form outwardly extending resilientgripping fingers which entirely surround the inner end of the cigaretteand normally tend to open radially. It will also be observed that theinclined shoulder cooperates with the mouthpiece whereby a shortmanually controlled initial movement of the clampiu an outward directionwill be automatically followed by a further outward movement ofincreased rapidity to simultaneously release and thrust the cigarettebodily from the clamp. It will also be observed that the point 13cooperates with the outer corner of the counterbore to limit the outwardmovement of the clamp subsequent to the cigarette becoming freed .fromthe gripping fingers.

In Figs. 5 to 8, I have shown two other forms for insuring the clampagainst complete outward movement. In both forms the clamp B has anon-tapering inner portion. The mouthpiece 5 in Figs. 5 and 6, is formedwith an annular groove 18 adjacent its outer end which merges with thecounterbore 7. A peripheral rib 19 is formed on the inner end portion ofthe clamp and is adapted to become seated in the groove 18 should theclamp pass beyond the inclined shoulder 20 during its outwardlongitudinal movement.

In Figs. '7 and 8, the groove 18 receives a split ring 21 which projectsinto the counterbore and is adapted to act as an abutment for theperipheral shoulder 22 formed on the inner end portion of the clamp andthereby prevent complete outward movement thereof.

I claim:

1. In a cigarette holder, the combination with a mouthpiece formed witha longitudinal bore and with a counterbore at its outer ends, of a clampformed of spring metal for alternately holding and ejecting thecigarette and positioned in said counterbore for longitudinal movementstherein, said clamp being formed of a tube split longitudinally to formoutwardly extending resilient grip ping fingers entirely surrounding theinner end of the cigarette and normally tending to open radially wherebyupon outward. or ejecting movement of the clamp relative to thecounterbore the cigarette will be freed from the gripping fingers, andcooperating means between the fingers of the clamp and the mouthpiecefor limiting outward movement of the clamp subsequent to the cigarettebecoming freed from said gripping iin gers.

2. In a. cigarette holder, the combination with a mouthpiece formed witha longitudinal bore and with a counterbore at its outer end, of a clampformed of spring metal for alternately holding and ejecting thecigarette and positioned in said counterbore for longitudinal movementstherein, said clamp being formed of a tube split longitudinally to formoutwardly extending resilient grips ping fingers entirely surroundingthe inner end of the cigarette and normally tending to open radiallywhereby upon outward or ejecting movement of the clamp relative to thecounterbore the cigarette will be freed from the gripping fingers, saidfingers being formed with flanges at their outer ends which conjointlyform a continuous annulus adapted to abut the outer end of themouthpiece to limit the inward longitudinal movement of the clamp, andcooperating means between the fingers of the clamp and the mouthpiecefor limiting outward movement of the clamp subsequent to the cigarettebecoming freed from said gripping fingers.

3. In a cigarette holder, the combination with a mouthpiece formed witha longitudinal bore and with a counterbore at its Fill be freed from theri in fin ers said fingers being formed with flanges at their outer endswhich conjointly form a continuous annulus adapted to abut the outer endof the mouthpiece to limit the inward longitudinal movement of theclamp, said annulus projecting radially beyond the periphery of themouthpiece to form means for manually engaging and moving theclamp-outwardly toward ejecting position, and cooperating means betweenthe fingers of the clamp and the mouthpiece for limiting outwardmovement of the clamp subsequent to the cigarette becoming freed fromsaid gripping fingers.

4. In a cigarette holder, the combination with a mouthpiece formed witha longitudinal bore and with a counterbore at its outer end, of a clamppositioned in said counterbore for longitudinal movements therein foralternately holding and ejecting the cigarette, and cooperating meansbetween the clamp and the mouthpiece whereby a short 'the clamp and themouthpiece whereby a short manually controlled initial movement of theclamp in an outward direction" will be automatically followed by afurther out ward movement of increased rapidity to simultaneouslyrelease and thrust the cigarette bodily from said clamp, said meansincluding a shoulder of substantially 30 formed on said clamp forcooperation with the outer end of the mouthpiece.

6. In a cigarette holder, the combination with a mouthpiece formed witha longitudinal bore and with a counter bore at its outer end, of a clampformed of spring 'metal for alternately holding and ejecting thecigarette and positioned in said counterbore for longitudinal movementstherein, sa d clamp being formed nto outwardly extending resilientgripping fingers for engag ing the inner end of the cigarette andnormally tending to open radially, and cooperating means between saidfingers and said mouthpiece whereby a shortmanually ac tuated initial.movement of the clamp in an outward direction will be automaticallyfollowed by a further outward movement of increased rapidity tosimultaneously release and thrust the cigarette bodily from the grippingfingers of the clamp.

r. In a cigarette holder, the combination with a mouthpiece formed witha longitudinal bore and with a counter bore at its outer end, of a clampformed of spring metal for alternately holding and ejecting thecigarette and positioned in said counterbore for longitudinal movementstherein, said clamp being formed into outwardly extending resilientgripping fingers for engaging the inn r end of the cigarette andnormally tending to open radially, and a peripheral shoulder ofsubstantially 30 formed conjointly on said ripping fingers forengagement with the outer end of the counterbore whereby a shortmanually ac tuated initial movement of the clamp in an outward directionwill be automatically followed by a further outward movement ofincreased rapidity to simultaneously release and thrust the cigarettebodily from the gripping fingers of the clamp.

8. In a cigarette holder, the combination with a mouthpiece formed witha longitudinal, bore and with a counterbore at its outer end, of a clampformed of spring metal for alternately holding and ejecting thecigarette and positioned in said counterbore for longitudinal movementsthe-rein. said clamp being formed into outwardly extending resilientgripping fingers'ior engaging the inner end of the cigarette andnormally tending to open radially, and cooperating means between thefingers of the clamp and the mouthpiece for limiting outward movement ofthe clamp subsequent to the cigarette becoming freed from said grippingfingers. 1

9. In a cigarette holder, the combination with a mouthpiece formed witha longitudinal bore and with a counterbore at its outer end, of a clampformed of spring metal for alternately holding and ejecting thecigarette and positioned in said counterbore for longitudinal movementstherein, said clamp being formed into outwardly extending resilientgripping fingers for engaging theiniier end of the cigarette andnormally tending to open radially, cooperating means between saidfingers and said mouthpiece whereby a short manually actuated initialmovement ofthe clamp in an outward direction will be automaticallyfollowed by a further outward movement of increased. rapidity tosimultaneously release and thrust the cigarette bodily from the grippingfingers of the clamp, and cooperating n'ieans between the lingers oi theclamp and the mouthpiece for limiting outward movement of the clampsubsequent to the cigarette becoming freed from said gripping fingers.

10. In a cigarette holder, the combination with a mouthpiece formed witha longtudinal bore and with a counterbore at its outer end, of a clampformed of spring metal for alternately holding and ejecting thecigarette and positioned in said counterbore for longitudinal movementstherein, said clamp being formed into out "irdly extending resilientgripping lingers for engaging the inner end o1 the cigarette andnormally tending to open radially, a peripheral shoulder ofsubstantially formed conjointly on said gripping lingers for engagementwith the outer end of the counterbore whereby a short manually actuatedinitial movement of the clamp in an outward direction will beautomatically followed by a further outward movement of increasedrapidity to simultaneously release and thrust the cigarette bodily fromthe grip ping fingers to the clamp, and cooperating means between thelingers of the clamp and t the mouthpiece for limiting outward movementof the clamp subsequent to the cigarette becoming freed from saidgripping fingers, said lingers being formed with flanges at their outerends which conjointly form a continuous annulus adapted to abut theouter end of the mouthpiece to limit the inward longitudinal movement ofthe clamp, said annulus projecting radially beyond the periphery of themouthpiece to form means for manually engaging and moving the clampoutwardly toward ejecting position.

11. In a cigarette holder, the combination with a mouthpiece formed witha longitudinal bore and with a counterbore at its outer end, of a clampfor alternately holding and ejecting the cigarette formed of springmetal and positioned in said counterbore for longitudinal movementstherein, said clamp being formed of a tube split longitudinally to formoutwardly extending resilient gripping fingers entirely surrounding theinner end of the cigarette and normally tending to open radially wherebyupon outward or ejecting movement of the clamp relative to thecounterbore the cigarette will be free from the gripping lingers,cooperating means between the fingers oil the clamp and the mouthpiecefor limiting outward movement of the clamp subsequent to the cigarettebecoming "freed from said gripping lingers, said lingers being formedwith flanges at their outer ends which conjointly form a continuousannulus adapted to abut the outer end of the mouthpiece to limit theinward longitudinal movement of the clamp, said annulus projectingradially beyond the periphery of the mouthpiece to lori'n means formanually engaging and moving the clamp outwardly toward ejectingposition, and a peripheral shoulder of substantially 30 formedconjointly on said gripping lingers for engagement with the outer end ofthe counterbore whereby a short manually actuated initial movement ofthe clamp in an outward direction will be automatically followed by afurther out ward movement of increased rapidity to simultaneouslyrelease and thrust the cigarette bodily from the gripping fingers of theclamp.

In a cigarette holder, the combination of a mouthpiece formed with abore and with a counterbore at its outer end, and a clamp positioned insaid counter-bore for longitudinal movements therein for alternatelyholding and ejecting the cigarette, said clamp being formed of a springmetal tube split longitudinally to form outwardly extending resilientgripping lingers normally tending to open radially, the outer endportion of the tube being flared to form a seat for the inner end oi thecigarette and an exterior inclined shoulder adapted to coperate with theouter end of the mouthpice whereby short manually controlled initialmovement of the clamp in an outward direction will be automaticallyfollowed by further outward movement of increased rapidity tosimultaneously release and thrust the cigarette from the clamp.

13. In a cigarette holder, the combination of a mouth piece formed witha bore and with a counterbore at its outer end, and a clamp positionedin said counter-bore for longitudinal movements therein for alternatelyholding and ejecting the cigarette, said clamp being formed or" a springmetal tube split longitudinally to form outwardly extending resilientgripping fingers nor mally tending to open radially, the outer endportion of the tube being flared to form a seat for the inner end of thecigarette and an exterior inclined shoulder adapted to cooperate withthe outer end of the mouthpiece whereby a short manually controlledinitial movement of the clamp in an outward direction will beautomatically followed by a further outward movement of increasedrapidity to simultaneously release and thrust the cigarette from theclamp, the outer end of the clamp terminating in a circumferentialflange forming a linger engaging portion for manually controlling saidinitial outward movement of the clamp, that portion of the tube betweenthe inclined shoulder and the flange frictionally engaging the innerwall of the counterbore of the mouth piece to retain the clamp againstaccidental outward movement relative to the mouthpiece.

14. In a cigarette holder the combination of a mouthpiece formed with a:longitudinal bore and with a counterbore at its outer end, and a clampfor alternately holding and ejecting the cigarette formed of springmetal and positioned in said counterbore for longitudinal movementstherein, said clamp being formed or" a tube split longitudinally to formoutwardly extending resilient gripping lingers entirely surrounding theinner end of the cigarette and normally tending to open radially wherebyupon outward or ejecting movement of the clamp relative to thecounterbore the cigarettewill be freed from the gripping fingers, meansfor limiting the outward movement of the clamp comprising an annulargroove formed in the mouthpiece adjacent the outer end of thecounterbore, and a bead fixed on the inner end of the clamp forautomatically engaging in said groove upon outward movement of theclamp.

15. In a cigarette holder, the combination of amouthpiece formed with alongitudinal bore and with a counterbore at its outer end, and a clampfor alternately holding and ejecting the cigarette formed or" springmetal and positioned in said counterbore for longitudinal movementstherein, said clamp being formed of a tube split longitudinally to formoutwardly extending resilient gripping fingers entirely surrounding theinner end of the cigarette and normally tending to open radiallywherebyupon outward or ejecting movement ofthe clamp relative to thecounterbore the cigarette will be freed from the gripping fingers, meansfor limiting the outward movement of the clamp comprising an annulargroove formed in the mouthpiece adjacent the outer end of thecounterbore, an inwardly projecting ring seated in said groove, and abead fixed on the inner end of the clamp for automatically engaging saidring upon outward movement of the clamp.

In testimony THOMAS F. MURPHY.

whereof I afiix my signature.

